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Cities in Missouri by unemployment rate

Independence, MO had the highest unemployment rate of 30 cities in November 2025, at 4.6%. O'Fallon, MO had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Missouri was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest4.6Independence, MO
Lowest2.5O'Fallon, MO
Median3.230 cities
Missouri3.9History

All cities, November 2025

Independence, MO: 4.6 %Independence, MO4.6Liberty, MO: 4.5 %Liberty, MO4.5Gladstone, MO: 4.3 %Gladstone, MO4.3Raytown, MO: 4.3 %Raytown, MO4.3Blue Springs, MO: 3.9 %Blue Springs, MO3.9Grandview, MO: 3.9 %Grandview, MO3.9Hazelwood, MO: 3.9 %Hazelwood, MO3.9Florissant, MO: 3.8 %Florissant, MO3.8Kansas City, MO: 3.8 %Kansas City, MO3.8St. Louis, MO: 3.8 %St. Louis, MO3.8St. Joseph, MO: 3.4 %St. Joseph, MO3.4Belton, MO: 3.3 %Belton, MO3.3Springfield, MO: 3.3 %Springfield, MO3.3Cape Girardeau, MO: 3.2 %Cape Girardeau, MO3.2Joplin, MO: 3.2 %Joplin, MO3.2University City, MO: 3.2 %University City, MO3.2Kirkwood, MO: 3.1 %Kirkwood, MO3.1Raymore, MO: 3.1 %Raymore, MO3.1Lee's Summit, MO: 3 %Lee's Summit, MO3Nixa, MO: 3 %Nixa, MO3St. Charles, MO: 3 %St. Charles, MO3Ballwin, MO: 2.9 %Ballwin, MO2.9Columbia, MO: 2.9 %Columbia, MO2.9Maryland Heights, MO: 2.9 %Maryland Heights, MO2.9Chesterfield, MO: 2.8 %Chesterfield, MO2.8Jefferson City, MO: 2.8 %Jefferson City, MO2.8St. Peters, MO: 2.8 %St. Peters, MO2.8Wildwood, MO: 2.8 %Wildwood, MO2.8Wentzville, MO: 2.7 %Wentzville, MO2.7O'Fallon, MO: 2.5 %O'Fallon, MO2.5Independence, MO: 4.6 %Independence, MO4.6Liberty, MO: 4.5 %Liberty, MO4.5Gladstone, MO: 4.3 %Gladstone, MO4.3Raytown, MO: 4.3 %Raytown, MO4.3Blue Springs, MO: 3.9 %Blue Springs, MO3.9Grandview, MO: 3.9 %Grandview, MO3.9Hazelwood, MO: 3.9 %Hazelwood, MO3.9Florissant, MO: 3.8 %Florissant, MO3.8Kansas City, MO: 3.8 %Kansas City, MO3.8St. Louis, MO: 3.8 %St. Louis, MO3.8St. Joseph, MO: 3.4 %St. Joseph, MO3.4Belton, MO: 3.3 %Belton, MO3.3Springfield, MO: 3.3 %Springfield, MO3.3Cape Girardeau, MO: 3.2 %Cape Girardeau, MO3.2Joplin, MO: 3.2 %Joplin, MO3.2University City, MO: 3.2 %University City, MO3.2Kirkwood, MO: 3.1 %Kirkwood, MO3.1Raymore, MO: 3.1 %Raymore, MO3.1Lee's Summit, MO: 3 %Lee's Summit, MO3Nixa, MO: 3 %Nixa, MO3St. Charles, MO: 3 %St. Charles, MO3Ballwin, MO: 2.9 %Ballwin, MO2.9Columbia, MO: 2.9 %Columbia, MO2.9Maryland Heights, MO: 2.9 %Maryland Heights, MO2.9Chesterfield, MO: 2.8 %Chesterfield, MO2.8Jefferson City, MO: 2.8 %Jefferson City, MO2.8St. Peters, MO: 2.8 %St. Peters, MO2.8Wildwood, MO: 2.8 %Wildwood, MO2.8Wentzville, MO: 2.7 %Wentzville, MO2.7O'Fallon, MO: 2.5 %O'Fallon, MO2.5
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Independence, MO4.6+0.6 pts
2Liberty, MO4.5+1.3 pts
3Gladstone, MO4.3+0.9 pts
3Raytown, MO4.3+0.3 pts
5Blue Springs, MO3.9+0.8 pts
5Grandview, MO3.9-0.2 pts
5Hazelwood, MO3.9+0.2 pts
8Florissant, MO3.80 pts
8Kansas City, MO3.8+0.3 pts
8St. Louis, MO3.8-0.1 pts
11St. Joseph, MO3.4-0.5 pts
12Belton, MO3.30 pts
12Springfield, MO3.30 pts
14Cape Girardeau, MO3.2+0.1 pts
14Joplin, MO3.2-0.3 pts
14University City, MO3.2+0.1 pts
17Kirkwood, MO3.1+0.4 pts
17Raymore, MO3.1+0.2 pts
19Lee's Summit, MO3+0.1 pts
19Nixa, MO3+0.2 pts
19St. Charles, MO3-0.2 pts
22Ballwin, MO2.9+0.1 pts
22Columbia, MO2.9-0.2 pts
22Maryland Heights, MO2.9+0.1 pts
25Chesterfield, MO2.8-0.1 pts
25Jefferson City, MO2.8-0.1 pts
25St. Peters, MO2.8-0.2 pts
25Wildwood, MO2.8-0.4 pts
29Wentzville, MO2.7+0.1 pts
30O'Fallon, MO2.50 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03) (Cities in Missouri by unemployment rate, 2025-11) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Missouri by unemployment rate, 2025-11. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/missouri-cities?period=2025-11. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Cities in Missouri by unemployment rate, 2025-11. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/missouri-cities?period=2025-11.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in Missouri by unemployment rate, 2025-11 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/missouri-cities?period=2025-11 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Independence, MO, with 4.6% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

O'Fallon, MO, with 2.5% in November 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

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